Alaskan
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
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It began on April 3, 2012, an ordinary morning for Ken Jouppi, who had spent decades flying people, mail, and groceries across the Alaskan interior.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
DILLINGHAM, Alaska—John Stelling had just cranked the digits of his fuel pump to $9.10 at his gas station in this remote Alaskan community when he realized he had a problem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
A massive 'megatsunami' wave created when part of an Alaskan mountain crumbled into the sea is the second tallest ever recorded – and a reminder of the risks posed by melting glaciers, say scientists.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
When SpaceX first disclosed its shareholders in a 2020 Alaskan filing, Google owned 7.64% of shares and Musk controlled 47.11%.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
The last—Everest—proved elusive, however, and in March 1994 Pittman lost the race to a forty-seven-year-old Alaskan mountaineer and midwife named Dolly Lefever.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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How much does each alaskan get?…Do you have an expert who could explain all this to me?
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2011
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